Governor Smith Signals Liberal Prohibition Platform
Washington June 2 1924 Gov Al Smith endorses repeal of the Volstead Act framing a national platform favoring states rights to regulate liquor within the eighteenth amendment. The move elevates the wet cause ahead of 1924 campaigns with a push for liberalization drawing support in the Democratic south and hinting at a Smith presidential bid. The reef repeal is seen as easing New York prohibition while federal agents enforce state lines. The political forecast envisions a national fight over wets versus dries and states rights shaping the sixties congress outlook.
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New York
Gov. Smith
Tatform
House
Senate
Congress
Smith
Boston Herald
Brittain
Illinois
Associated Press
Chicago
Mullan-Gage
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Antisaldon League
Scott McBride
Antisaloon League
McBride
League
Ilinois
Western Conference outdoor track meet at Ferry Field
At Ann Arbor Michigan hosts the Western Conference outdoor track and field championships with 339 athletes from 11 schools. Event winners include Hall Illinois in the 100 yards and large margins in discus distance, 220 yard dash, and other sprints. Michigan favored to win as final results emerge.
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Associated Press
Ferry Field
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Satre Dame
South
Washkington University
Hall
Tllinois
Melher
Illinois
Krogh
Hlinois
Evans
Onlo
Dash
Wittman
Iowa
Ayres
Alino Aird
Brooktns
Purdue
Chicago Bucketshops Closed Up by State's Attorney
Raids ordered the closing of more than 30 alleged bucket shops in Chicago. Investigators from the state's attorney's office seized books and records, with some offices lacking proper records and several owners found to be fictitious. The article alleges by night brokers extorted up to 10 million dollars from local investors in recent months.
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Chicago
Ate
Mekes Final Plea to Leeper Jury Today
In Tow a City Ta June 2 Henry G Walker assistant prosecuting attorney made the final plea to the jury as court adjourned at noon. The deliberations in the murder trial of Robert Leeper, charged in the death of his father in law Roy Wertz, were expected to conclude later today with Walker asking for the death penalty.
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Towa City
Henry G. Walker
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Walker
Leeper
Engineers Injured When Shriner Train Hits Helper Engine
In Ottumwa Iowa June a Shriner special on the Burlington line struck a helper engine in Chariton yards. The engineer of the Shriner train suffered a broken leg and traveling engineer W A Barnes was injured. A passenger was slightly hurt. Two sleeping cars were damaged and the train delayed over two hours. Local Burlington officials investigate the accident.
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Ottumwa
Long
Burlington
Shriners
W. A. Barnes
Spe Jelai
Chariton
Lee Burlington
Cc. T. Lynch
Three Girls Win Gov Scholarships for National League Program
Des Moines June 2 three girls Miss Avis Talcott Mason City Miss Elizabeth Dunaway Boone and Miss Mable G Chesley Des Moines have been selected for the Taya scholarships in the coming institute of government and policies to be conducted by the National League of Women Voters in cooperation with Columbia University New York this summer announcement here today Miss Talcott will receive the scholarship offered by E T Meredith and Miss Canaday and Miss Chesley the scholarships awarded by the Iowa League of Women Voters The scholarships were awarded by a committee of officers of the Iowa League and others Mrs I A Tomlinson state president headed the committee Miss Talcott is assistant state leader of home demonstration work for the Town State college extension department Miss Canaday formerly was managing editor of a popular monthly and Miss Chesley was chosen because of qualities for leadership among college women.
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Des Moines
Avis Talcott
Mason City
Elizabeth Dunaway
Boone
Mable G. Chesley
Institute of Government and
National League of Women Voters
Columbia University
New York
Mish Talcott
E. T. Meredith
Canaday
Chesley
Iowa League of Women Voters
I Iowa League
I. A. Tomlinson
Daring Bandit Snatches $3000 Ring in Des Moines
After an overnight search, authorities have no trace of the daring robber who last night forced A. J. Sheriff at gunpoint to surrender a diamond ring valued at 3000. The bandit fled from a small machine on the running board of the sheriff’s car as it passed, and spectators initially mistook the vehicle for a police auto.
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Dez Moines
Jung
Apollee
A. J. Sherift
Sheritt
Sherif
Drowned Heroine Irene Weyzer Dies Saving Cousin at Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine Ja June 2 Irene Weyzer 14 lost her life at Walnut Creek while saving her 14 year old cousin Edna DeVolder. Weyzer was wading when DeVolder stepped into a deep hole and Irene dived to help, but was carried under by the current.
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Belle Plaine
Elle Plaine, Ja
Irene Weyzer
Walnut Creel
Edna DeVolder
DeVolder
Irene
Colo Man Killed at Work in Des Moines
Des Moines June 2. Mit Brouchard 67 Col e Ta suffered injuries when an automatic skip on a cement mixer slipped and fell on him. He was pulled from the wreckage by fellow employees and died a few hours later at a hospital.
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Des Moines
Mit
Brouchard
Cole
Keokuk Briefs Across Keokuk Iowa and Nearby Areas
Keokuk reports a man named J Gibson hospitalized after a car crash, his vehicle overturning on a road near the city. A charred wood cross found in a pasture north of Keokuk is being investigated as possibly linked to a Ku Klux Klan group. In Wanenka Anteto a crash saved four men when Nagel’s car collided with a train, leaping to safety. Des Moines notes several burglaries and a hotel owner charged with negligence, and a drowning in the Mississippi claims a 12 year old. In Dubuque a fire in rubbish led to a court dispute over smoke and gas. In Des Moines 18 witnesses remain in a murder trial for Sara Barbara Thorndale as testimony proceeds.
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Keokuk
J. Gibson
Poalica
Ku Kluxian
Wannken
Wanken
Fred Nagel
Eustis Eddye
Gilchuist
A. P. Beck
Smal
Des Moints
L. Daugherty
Agnes Bell
Tag Sted Daugherty
N Dubuque
Eldon Mindendaré
Tres Moines
Thira Rerro
Sara Barbara Thorndale
Town Man Stabbed After Card Game at Havana Parlor
Peoria news reports Wilhin Keener a Havana visitor was severely stabbed after a card game argument in a soft drink parlor. He had wounds to the side and throat but is not in immediate danger. P C Curley Dewitt, alleged felon, was captured by Havana authorities at Matanza summer colony after fleeing last night. Dewitt is held without bond in Mason county jail.
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Peoria
Ill
Wilhin Keener
Havana
Des Moines
P.C
Curley Dewitt
Aspeilant
Matanza
Keener
Dewitt
Mason County
Iowa Falls Youth Drowns in River After Rescue Effort
John Ford a 14 year old Iowa Falls resident drowned in the Iowa River near Idlewild while swimming with Richaird Romaine who also struggled and nearly drowned. Romaine called for help and rescuers found Ford about two hours later in ten feet of water.
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Towa Falls
John Ford
John R. Ford
Iowa River
Idlewild
Here
Richaird Romaine
Romaine
Ford J
Four Thousand Travelers Sail for Europe Today
New York dispatch reports nearly 4,000 passengers departing for Europe aboard trans Atlantic liners. Notables aboard the Majestic include novelist Joseph Conrad, papal nuncio Bernardini to the United States, former St. Louis mayor Roy C. Woods, Mellon Bank president B Mellon, and Los Angeles financier William Banning.
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New York
Europe
Majestic
Joseph Conrad
Monsignier Bernardini
United States
Roy C. Woods
St. Louis
B. Mellon
Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh
William Banning
Leos
Angeles
Bank Panic Over Exchange Decline Hits Banks in Athens
A London styled panic spread from depreciation in exchange triggering runs on several banks. Emergency funds were advanced by the National Bank of Greene to bolster banks. A Bank of Commerce director was arrested for illicit exchange transactions.
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London
Athens
National Bank of Greene
Bank of Commercce
Brothers Drown At Rural Picnic In Atlantic County
Two brothers aged eight and fourteen, sons of James Peterson, a farmer near Kimbalton, drowned while swimming in Indian creek four miles west of Eirk Horn during a rural school picnic yesterday afternoon.
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Atlantic
James Peterson
Kimbalton
Indian Creek
Eirk Horn
Hoover Gompers and Barnes Meet in Secret Parley
Washington June 2 a three way conference among the government organized labor and industry aimed at keeping America prosperous through joint action on immigration wages and working conditions A larger meeting was planned with business financial and labor leaders and government representatives to follow seeking mutual concessions and unity in economic policy
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Wy United Press
Washington, D
United States
Hoover
America
Smith Signs Repealer Spurs Federal Enforcement Action
New York authorities scramble as Gov. Smith signs repeal of state prohibition enforcement. Federal leaders warn they will compel New York to enforce Volstead if needed. Canfield calls conference to reinforce sparse federal personnel with state officers. Police pause enforcement. saloons operate openly in city. High-level talks planned to decide next steps as nationwide pressure grows.
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New York
Harding
New York City
Canfield
Federal
Pahner Canfield
Federal Prohibition
Fefefsta
Nolice
Smith
Editor's Dog Reads Want Ads in Ord Quiz
Ord Neb June 2 H G Liggett editor of the Ord Quiz says his bull pup Pac is the only dog in the world who reads the want ads. In six months Pac has brought in items advertised in the paper including a pocketbook a scarf and a small bundle.
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Ord, Neb
H. G. Liggett
Liggett
Prohibition Repeal Sparks Political Debate Across States
Governor Smith of New York signs repeal, arguing Volstead harsher than needed and seeking state discretion on intoxicating content. The move draws praise from some editors and criticism from others, signaling intensified national battle over prohibition as Pennsylvania pledges constitutional loyalty and Illinois braces for further anti and pro repeal actions.
Mrs Lillian Cass Dies After Paralytic Stroke
Mrs Lillian Cass aged 56 wife of L B Cass president of the W C P and N Railway Co died at 12 145 p m today at her home 623 Broadway after a long illness following two strokes She was born October 21 1866 in Oneonta New York and moved west as a child She married L B Cass Christmas Eve 1885 and lived in Sumner Sumner and Waterloo Iowa and St Paul Minnesota She was active in civic and charitable work Surviving are husband a daughter Mrs W H Burk five grandchildren and her father T P Emmons.
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Lillian Cass
Lillian Emmons
Oneonta
N. Y
Sumne
Ija
L. 5. Cass
Sumner
Waterloo
Cass
C. G. W. Railroad Co
St. Paul
Minn
Broadway
W. H. Burk
Home Park Boulevard
T. P. Emmons
Flames Threaten New Hampshire Town
Concord reports aid sent to Canaan as fires sweep through the village. The Canaan station on the Boston and Maine line reportedly burned, with 16 buildings destroyed and others blown up to halt the spread. The fires gutted stores, the Baptist and Catholic churches, Hotel Barnard, a factory, and several homes.
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Concord
N. H
Canaan
Boston & Maine Railroad
Baptist Church
Barnard
Japan and Spain Protest Dry Rule in U S Ports
Washington June 2 The Japanese and Spanish governments filed further protests with the state department over the supreme court ruling banning Tidr on foreign ships in American ports. They had already filed initial protests with Great Britain France and Italy and now add detailed objections.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Supreme Court
Great Britain
France
Italy
Transcontinental dawn to dark flight planned June 18
Lieut. Russell L. Maughan will attempt a dawn to dark transcontinental flight on June 18 from McCook field. A Curtiss Bullet is prepared for the NY to Pacific coast route, with early announcements confirming the plan amidst preparation at the airfield.
Fireworks Back to Prewar Prices Is Word from Dealers
Firework dealers report a return to prewar prices for Independence Day. Wholesalers stock all types including crackers and torpedoes, with Adams Paper Co receiving several carloads of neige-producers and direct imports of Chinese crackers. Strong supply suggests a noisier, more carefree Fourth of July than in recent years.
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Adams Paper Company
Neige-Producers
China
Clara Phillips Locked in San Quentin Cell
Clara Phillips known as the tiger woman was placed in a San Quentin cell at noon as she arrived from Honduras. She stated she would not attempt escape and would carry on, expressing disappointment at not being sent to Los Angeles for an appeal.
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San Quentin Penitentiary
Cal
Clara Phillips
State Penitentiary
Honduras
Arizona
Clara
Los Angeles
Altho
Union delegates adopt resolutions in District 19 action
Middlesboro Kentucky reports union delegates in District 19 United Mine Workers adopt resolutions urging officials to call strikes in all nonunion mines in the district. Other items note DOJ war frauds fund totals, rail labor disputes, and captives in Shanghai.
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Middlesboro
District 19
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
D. C
Daugherty
Harding
Department of Justice
Chicago
DD. C
Watson
Indiana
League of Nations
United States Railroad Labor Board
Shanghai
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Tsaochwang
Constantinople
Meletios Mataxakis
Woman Falls Dead After Shriek From Shriner Train
Chelsea June 2. The whistle of a Shriner special train on the Northwestern startled Mrs. Join Musel wife of a local business man. As the train passed through Chelsea shrieked horn aroused her she sat up in bed and died.
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Chelsea
Shriners
Northwestern
Join Musel
State to Abandon Mount Case Probe
Chicago June 2 The disappearance of Northwestern University student Laighton Mount and the discovery of his skeleton under a lake front Evanston pier appear to end as a solvable case with no new evidence forthcoming. Assistant state's attorneys say no further action unless new facts surface after questioning Roscoe Fitch. Virgil Fitch, Roscoes father and Mason County Michigan prosecuting attorney, filed a $10000 damages suit against the assistants. Summonses were served as they boarded a ferry back to Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Laighton Mount
Orthwestern University
Evanston
Charles Wharton
John Sbarbaro
Ludington
Mich
Roscoe C. Fitch
Mount
Fitch
Virgil Fitch
Roscoe
Mason County
Michigan
Gling &A
Shriners Stopover En Route to Imperial Council Meeting
About 5000 Shriners halted in Pittsburgh Pa to break their journey to the Imperial council gathering in Washington. Syria temple welcomed them with Akdar temple Tulsa first to arrive, followed by Tangier Omaha Zagazig from Des Moines and others.
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Pittsburgh
Imperial Council
Washington
Syria Temple
Tulsa
Okla
Syria
Tangier
Omaha
Des Moines
Three Killed When Speeders Hit Car in Woonsocket
Three Woonsocket men died early today when a speeding automobile they rode in crashed into an electric car. James Thibault, 25, died almost instantly. Vallie Gueramont, 27, and Armend Chatut, 24, died later from internal injuries. Two other occupants escaped with minor injuries. Chatut drove the car.
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Woonsocket
R. J
James Thibault
Vallie Gueramont
Armend Chatut
Chatut
Midwife Sentenced to Five Years in Stockwell City
Mrs. Carrie Rowley was convicted after three trials of attempting a criminal operation on Mrs. Wilma Kirby last year. Judge W. G. Bonner sentenced her to five years in the women’s reformatory at Stockwell City and a $1,000 fine.
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Des Moines
Carrie Rowley
Women’s Reformatory
Stockwell City
W. G. Bonner
Wilma Kirby
Motor sleigh could ferry Arctic explorers in comfort
Swedish weather chief J W Sandstrom revealed a motor sleigh prototype designed for polar work offers Pullman like comforts. The craft, an adaptation of tank principles, uses caterpillar treads for three ton loads and a 3G horsepower gasoline engine driving at seven miles per hour.
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Stockholm
Arctic
Sweden
J. W. Sandstrom
Swedish Weather Bureau
Sandstrom
Swedish Physics Society
Boden
Automobile Hits JW Shumaker at Street Corner
J W Shumaker 87 Civil War veteran was struck by a car at Washington and Fourth streets while crossing. He suffered a badly bruised left hip and may have a fracture or dislocation. He was taken to St Francis hospital after being left at home. Police were notified. Memorial Day participation noted amid poor health.
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J. W. Shumaker
Memorial Hall
Washington Street
Fourth
Robert Burnham
Burnham
Shumaker
G. AR
Two Colorado Men Kill Each Other in Feud Duel
In Durango Colorado John Henderson and Harry Wiltzey died after a long feud flared at a Pleasant View dance near Pleas ant View. The morning clash involved stones, missiles, and revolvers ending with both men fatally shot and several others with minor injuries.
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Durango
Colo
John Henderson
Harry Wiltzey
Pleasant View
Wiltzey
Henderson
Harry Wittzey
Falling Water Powers Future World Says Uncle Harry
Uncle Harry explains that gravity driven hydro electric power from falling water can meet world energy needs as coal oil and wood dwindle. He cites Niagara Falls, California and Brazil projects and notes a vast growth of hydroelectric plants worldwide over the next 25 years.
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Jimmy
Helen
Uncle Harry
Gaele Harry
Joe
Uncle Sam
Isaac Neston
Niagara Falls
California
San Joaquin
High Sierra Mountains
Brazil
Parghyba
Rocky Mountains
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Cantor Rosenblatt
Joseph Rosenblatt
Pars
Berlin
Carlsbad
Rosenblatt
Shriner
Boone and
Political Institute
Iowa Falls
Gompers
Garnes
Gov’t
U. S
U.S
Dr. Wait
Newburgh
New York Evening World
New Hampshire
Japan
Spain
Millville
Jane
Robert Stevenson
T. S. Stevenson
Redding
San Quentin
Mount Case
Iowa Shriners
Colorado
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